Integrated circuit including transistors and a method of manufacturing the same

ABSTRACT

An integrated circuit includes transistors respectively including channel layers in a substrate, source electrodes and drain electrodes respectively contacting both sides of the channel layers, gate electrodes on the channel layers, and ferroelectrics layers between the channel layers and the gate electrodes. Electrical characteristics of the ferroelectrics layers of at least two of the transistors are different. Accordingly, threshold voltages of the transistors are different from each other.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims the benefit of Korean Patent Application No.10-2018-0161185, filed on Dec. 13, 2018, in the Korean IntellectualProperty Office, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein in itsentirety by reference.

BACKGROUND 1. Field

The present disclosure relates to an integrated circuit includingtransistors and a method of manufacturing the same.

2. Description of the Related Art

Recently, demand for electronic products that use integrated circuitsincluding transistors has been on the rise. To satisfy such demand,research into integrated circuits having improved performance isactively underway.

In particular, there have been attempts to decrease the amount of powerconsumed by transistors included in integrated circuits. For example, itis possible to decrease power consumed by semiconductor devices byadjusting threshold voltages of the transistors. In other words, whenthe threshold voltages of the transistors are differently set to makethem have appropriate threshold voltages depending on their usage, atotal amount of power consumed by an integrated circuit may decrease.

SUMMARY

Provided is an integrated circuit including transistors having differentthreshold voltages, and a method of manufacturing the integratedcircuit.

Additional aspects will be set forth in part in the description whichfollows and, in part, will be apparent from the description, or may belearned by practice of the presented embodiments.

According to an aspect of an embodiment, there is provided an integratedcircuit including a plurality of transistors on a substrate. Each of theplurality of transistors includes a channel layer in the substrate, asource electrode and a drain electrode that respectively contact bothsides of the channel layer; a gate electrode on the channel layer, and aferroelectrics layer between the channel layer and the gate electrode.The ferroelectrics layers of at least two of the plurality oftransistors have different electrical characteristics.

In some embodiments, the ferroelectrics layers of the at least twotransistors may have the same chemical compositions.

In some embodiments, at least one of crystalline phases, grain sizes,and defect densities of the ferroelectrics layers of the at least twotransistors may be different.

In some embodiments, at least one of materials and thicknesses of thegate electrodes of the at least two transistors may be different.

In some embodiments, each of the plurality of transistors may furtherinclude an insulating layer between the ferroelectrics layer and thechannel layer.

In some embodiments, the insulating layer may include a 2-dimensional(2D) material, and the 2D material may include at least one of SiO, SiN,AlO, HfO, ZrO, or h-BN.

In some embodiments, each of the at least two transistors may furtherinclude a metal layer and an insulating layer. The metal layer may bebetween the insulating layer and the ferroelectrics layer.

In some embodiments, at least one of materials and thicknesses of the atleast two transistors may be different.

In some embodiments, at least one of materials and thicknesses of themetal layers of the at least two transistors may be different.

In some embodiments, each of the at least two transistors may furtherinclude a metal layer and an insulating layer. The metal layer may bebetween the gate electrode and the ferroelectrics layer. The insulatinglayer may be between the metal layer and the gate electrode.

In some embodiments, at least one of materials and thicknesses of themetal layers of the at least two transistors may be different.

In some embodiments, the ferroelectrics layer may include at least oneof HfO₂, Hf_(x)Zr_(1-x)O₂ (0<x<1) or ZrO₂.

In some embodiments, the channel layer may include Si, Ge, a III-Vsemiconductor compound, a 2D material, a transition-metaldichalcogenides (TMDC), or an organic semiconductor.

In some embodiments, the channel layers of the at least two transistorsmay have the same doping concentration.

According to an aspect of another embodiment, a method of manufacturingan integrated circuit including a plurality of transistors is provided.The method may include forming a semiconductor substrate including aplurality of channel layers, a plurality of source electrodes, and aplurality of drain electrodes; forming a plurality of stack structures;and performing a heat treatment on the plurality of stack structures.The forming the plurality of stack structures may include formingferroelectrics layers and gate electrodes sequentially on the pluralityof channel layers.

In some embodiments, the ferroelectrics layers of the plurality of stackstructures may have a same chemical composition.

In some embodiments, at least one of materials and thicknesses of thegate electrodes of at least two of the plurality of stack structures maybe different.

In some embodiments, at least two of the plurality of stack structuresmay further include metal layers between the plurality of channel layersand the plurality of gate electrodes. The metal layers may contact theferroelectrics layers of the at least two of the plurality of stackstructures.

In some embodiments, at least one of materials and thicknesses of themetal layers of the at least two stack structures may be different.

In some embodiments, the plurality of stack structures may include afirst stack structure and a second stack structure. The performing ofthe heat treatment may include performing a first heat treatment on thefirst stack structure and performing a second heat treatment on thesecond stack structure. The first heat treatment and the second heattreatment may have different heat temperatures, different periods, orboth different heat temperatures and different periods.

According to an aspect of an embodiment, an integrated circuit mayinclude a plurality of transistors on a substrate. Each of the pluralityof transistors including a channel layer in the substrate, a sourceelectrode and a drain electrode that respectively contact both sides ofthe channel layer, a gate electrode on the channel layer, and aferroelectrics layer between the channel layer and the gate electrode.The plurality of transistors may include a first transistor and a secondtransistor. The ferroelectrics layer of the first transistor may beconfigured to have different electrical characteristics than theferroelectrics layer of the second transistor.

In some embodiments, a chemical composition of the ferroelectrics layerfor the first transistor may be the same as a chemical composition ofthe ferroelectrics layer of the second transistor.

In some embodiments, the first transistor may further include aninsulating layer, a metal layer, or both the insulating layer and themetal layer between the gate electrode and the channel layer of thefirst transistor.

In some embodiments, the metal layer of the first transistor may bedifferent than the metal layer of the second transistor in terms of amaterial, a thickness, or both the material and the thickness.

In some embodiments, the gate electrode of the first transistor may bedifferent than the gate electrode of the second transistor in terms of amaterial, a thickness, or both the material and the thickness.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

These and/or other aspects will become apparent and more readilyappreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken inconjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:

FIGS. 1A to 1B are schematic cross-sectional views of integratedcircuits including transistors, according to some embodiment;

FIGS. 2 to 4 briefly show various crystalline phases of a first orsecond ferroelectrics layer;

FIG. 5 is a graph used to compare threshold voltages of a firsttransistor and a second transistor of FIG. 1;

FIGS. 6A to 6B are schematic cross-sectional views integrated circuitsincluding transistors, according to some embodiments;

FIG. 7 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an integrated circuitincluding transistors, according to another embodiment;

FIGS. 8A to 8B are schematic cross-sectional views of integratedcircuits including transistors, according to some embodiments;

FIGS. 9A to 9B are schematic cross-sectional views of integratedcircuits including transistors, according to some embodiments;

FIGS. 10A to 10B are schematic cross-sectional views of integratedcircuits including transistors, according to some embodiments;

FIG. 11 is a flowchart of a method of manufacturing an integratedcircuit including transistors, according to an embodiment;

FIG. 12 is a side view of an example of first and second stackstructures manufactured while an integrated circuit is manufactured,according to an embodiment;

FIGS. 13 and 14 are hysteresis curves respectively indicatingcharacteristics of first and second ferroelectrics layers;

FIG. 15 is a flowchart of a method of manufacturing an integratedcircuit including transistors, according to another embodiment; and

FIG. 16 is a side view of an example of first and second stackstructures manufactured while an integrated circuit is manufactured,according to an embodiment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments, examples of whichare illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like referencenumerals refer to like elements throughout. In this regard, thepresented embodiments may have different forms and inventive conceptsshould not be construed as being limited to the descriptions set forthherein. Accordingly, the embodiments are merely described below, byreferring to the figures, to explain aspects of inventive concepts. Asused herein, the term “and/or” includes any and all combinations of oneor more of the associated listed items. Expressions such as “at leastone of”, when preceding a list of elements, modify the entire list ofelements and do not modify the individual elements of the list.

Hereinafter, an integrated circuit including transistors and a method ofmanufacturing the same will be described in detail by explainingembodiments of inventive concepts with reference to the attacheddrawings. Like reference numerals in the drawings denote like elements,and sizes or thicknesses of components in the drawings may beexaggerated for convenience of explanation.

It will be understood that although the terms “first”, “second”, etc.may be used herein to describe various components, these componentsshould not be limited by these terms. These components are only used todistinguish one component from another. An integrated circuit includingtransistors and a method of manufacturing the same may be embodied inmany different forms and should not be construed as being limited to theembodiments set forth herein.

It will be further understood that the terms “comprises” and/or“comprising” used herein specify the presence of stated features orcomponents, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or moreother features or components.

When threshold voltages of transistors included in an integrated circuitare differently set, power loss of the integrated circuit may decrease.Methods of differently setting threshold voltages of transistors includea method of differently setting doping concentrations of transistors.These methods enable the adjustment of threshold voltages by primarilyperforming doping corresponding to a desired threshold voltage ontransistors and then additionally performing doping on a desiredtransistor. As described, when a method of adjusting threshold voltagesaccording to doping concentrations of transistors is used, it may bedifficult to adjust dispersion of the doping concentrations as thetransistors decrease in size.

Besides, threshold voltages of transistors included in an integratedcircuit may be adjusted by using a method of controlling lengths ofchannel layers, a method of adjusting work functions of gate electrodes,and the like. However, the aforementioned methods have complicatedprocesses, and it may be difficult to acquire desired threshold voltagesby using the methods.

Hereinafter, an integrated circuit, which includes transistors havingdifferent threshold voltages because of ferroelectrics layers havingdifferent electrical characteristics, will be described.

FIGS. 1A to 1B are schematic cross-sectional views of integratedcircuits 1000 a to 1000 d including transistors, according to anembodiment. FIGS. 2 to 4 briefly show various crystalline phases of afirst or second ferroelectrics layer 120 or 220. FIG. 5 is a graph usedto compare threshold voltages of a first transistor T1 and a secondtransistor T2 of FIG. 1A.

Referring to FIGS. 1A and 1B, the integrated circuits 1000 a and 1000 bmay include a substrate S and transistors respectively including,channel layers 300 in the substrate S, source electrodes 310 and drainelectrodes 320 respectively contacting both sides of the channel layers300, first and second gate electrodes 110 and 210 on the channel layers300, and the first and second ferroelectrics layers 120 and 220 betweenthe channel layers 300 and the first and second gate electrodes 110 and210. Also, electrical characteristics of the first ferroelectrics layer120 and the second ferroelectrics layer 220 respectively included in atleast two of the transistors, for example, the first transistor T1 andthe second transistor T2, may differ from each other. The differentelectrical characteristics of the first ferroelectrics layer 120 and thesecond ferroelectrics layer 220 may result from the first gate electrode110 and the second gate electrode 210 respectively included in the firsttransistor T1 and the second transistor T2. Threshold voltages of thefirst and second transistors T1 and T2 that respectively include thefirst ferroelectrics layer 120 and the second ferroelectrics layer 220having different electrical characteristics may differ from each other.

A structure in which the channel layer 300, the source electrode 310,and the drain electrode 320 are on the substrate S may be identical tothat of a general transistor.

The first ferroelectrics layer 120 and the second ferroelectrics layer220 may have the same chemical compositions. For example, the firstferroelectrics layer 120 and the second ferroelectrics layer 220 mayeach include any one of HfO₂, Hf_(x)Zr_(1-x)O₂ (0<x<1), and ZrO₂.Alternatively, the first ferroelectrics layer 120 and the secondferroelectrics layer 220 may each include a material obtained by dopingany one of HfO₂, Hf_(x)Zr_(1-x)O₂ (0<x<1), and ZrO₂ with at least one ofSi, Al, Zr, Y, La, Gd, Sr, and Hf. However, this is merely an example,and the chemical compositions of the first ferroelectrics layer 120 andthe second ferroelectrics layer 220 are not limited thereto.

At least one of a crystalline phase, a grain size, and a defect densityof the first ferroelectrics layer 120 and the second ferroelectricslayer 220 may differ. The electrical characteristics of the firstferroelectrics layer 120 and the second ferroelectrics layer 220 maydiffer.

FIG. 2 briefly shows a case where a material of the first ferroelectricslayer 120 or the second ferroelectrics layer 220 has a tetragonal phase.In this case, the first ferroelectrics layer 120 or the secondferroelectrics layer 220 may have ferroelectricity. FIG. 3 briefly showsa case where a material of the first ferroelectrics layer 120 or thesecond ferroelectrics layer 220 has a tetragonal phase. In this case,the first ferroelectrics layer 120 or the second ferroelectrics layer220 may have anti-ferroelectricity. FIG. 4 briefly shows a case where amaterial of the first ferroelectrics layer 120 or the secondferroelectrics layer 220 has a monoclinic phase. In this case, the firstferroelectrics layer 120 or the second ferroelectrics layer 220 mayinclude a dielectric. The first ferroelectrics layer 120 and the secondferroelectrics layer 220 may have different crystalline phases fromamong the above-described crystalline phases. The electricalcharacteristics of each of the first ferroelectrics layer 120 and thesecond ferroelectrics layer 220 may be determined by the crystallinephase of each of the first ferroelectrics layer 120 and the secondferroelectrics layer 220.

Moreover, as the grain sizes or the defect densities of the firstferroelectrics layer 120 and the second ferroelectrics layer 220 differ,the electrical characteristics of the first ferroelectrics layer 120 andthe second ferroelectrics layer 220 may differ. The defect densitiesindicate any one of oxide vacancy and metal vacancy of the firstferroelectrics layer 120 and the second ferroelectrics layer 220.

As described above, the electrical characteristics of the firstferroelectrics layer 120 and the second ferroelectrics layer 220 maydiffer. Accordingly, the threshold voltages of the first and secondtransistors T1 and T2 may differ. Referring to FIG. 5, for example, whena voltage of when a normalized drain current is 10{circumflex over( )}−6 A/um is referred to as a threshold voltage, the threshold voltageof the first transistor T1 may be about 0.1 V, and the threshold voltageof the second transistor T2 may be about 0.3 V.

Referring back to FIGS. 1A and 1B, the channel layers 300 may be in thesubstrate S. The channel layers 300 may each include, for example, anyone of Si, Ge, a III-V chemical compound, a 2-dimensional (2D) material(e.g., graphene), transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDC) (e.g., MoS₂),and an organic semiconductor. Also, the channel layers 300 included inthe first transistor T1 and the second transistor T2 may have the samedoping concentration. Therefore, the effects of the channel layers 300on the threshold voltages of the first transistor T1 and the secondtransistor T2 may be identical.

Also, referring to FIGS. 1A and 1B, any one of materials and thicknessesof the first and second gate electrodes 120 and 220 may be different. InFIG. 1A, the first and second gate electrodes 110 and 210 may have thesame thickness. In FIG. 1B, the first and second gate electrodes 110 and210 of the integrated circuit 1000 b may have different thicknesses(e.g., the second gate electrode 210 may be thicker than the first gateelectrode 110).

In FIGS. 1A to 1B, the first and second gate electrodes 120 and 220 mayinclude metal. For example, the first and second gate electrodes 120 and220 independently may include any one of Pt, Ru, Au, Ag, Mo, Al, W, andCu that have high electrical conductivity. However, materials of thefirst and second gate electrodes 120 and 220 are not limited thereto.

FIGS. 6A to 6B are schematic cross-sectional views of integratedcircuits 1100 a to 1100 b including transistors, according to someembodiments.

Referring to FIGS. 6A to 6B, the integrated circuits 1100 a to 1100 bmay include the substrate S and transistors including channel layers 301in the substrate S, source electrodes 311 and drain electrodes 321respectively contacting both sides of the channel layers 301, first andsecond gate electrodes 111 and 211 above the channel layers 301, andfirst and second ferroelectrics layers 121 and 221 between the channellayers 301 and the first and second gate electrodes 111 and 211. Also,electrical characteristics of the first ferroelectrics layer 121 and thesecond ferroelectrics layer 221 respectively included in at least two ofthe transistors, for example, a first transistor T3 and a secondtransistor T4, may differ.

Furthermore, the first transistor T3 may further include a firstinsulating layer 131 between the first ferroelectrics layer 121 and thechannel layer 301. Also, the second transistor T4 may further include asecond insulating layer 231 between the second ferroelectrics layer 221and the channel layer 301. The first insulating layer 131 and the secondinsulating layer 231 may each independently include 2D materials havingat least one of SiO, SiN, AlO, HfO, ZrO, and h-BN. In addition, thefirst insulating layer 131 and the second insulating layer 231 mayinclude at least one of Al₂O₃, SiO_(x), Si_(x)N_(y), Sc₂O₃, AlN, Ga₂O₃,Gd₂O₃, Al_(x)Ga_(2(1-x))O₃, MgO, and a combination thereof. However,materials of the first insulating layer 131 and the second insulatinglayer 231 are not limited thereto. The first insulating layer 131 andthe second insulating layer 231 may include any of insulating materialsused in general transistors.

As described above with reference to FIGS. 1A & 1B, because theelectrical characteristics of the first and second ferroelectrics layers121 and 221 are different, threshold voltages of the first transistor T3and the second transistor T4 may be different. In this case, at leastone of materials and thicknesses of the first and second gate electrodes111 and 211 respectively on the first and second ferroelectrics layers121 and 221 may be different. For example, in FIG. 6A, the first gateelectrode 111 and second gate electrode 211 may have the same thickness.In FIG. 6B, the first gate electrode 111 and the second gate electrode211 may have different thicknesses (e.g., the second gate electrode 211may be thicker than the first gate electrode 111).

FIG. 7 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an integrated circuit 1200including transistors, according to another embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 7, the integrated circuit 1200 may include thesubstrate S and transistors including channel layers 302 in thesubstrate S, source electrodes 312 and drain electrodes 322 respectivelycontacting both sides of the channel layers 302, first and second gateelectrodes 112 and 212 on the channel layers 302, and first and secondferroelectrics layers 122 and 222 between the channel layers 302 and thefirst and second gate electrodes 112 and 212. Also, electricalcharacteristics of the first ferroelectrics layer 122 and the secondferroelectrics layer 222 of at least two of the transistors, forexample, a first transistor T5 and a second transistor T6, may differ.

Furthermore, the first transistor T5 may further include a firstinsulating layer 132 between the first ferroelectrics layer 122 and thechannel layer 302. Also, the second transistor T6 may further include asecond insulating layer 232 between the second ferroelectrics layer 222and the channel layer 302. Materials of the first and second insulatinglayers 132 and 232 are as described above with reference to FIGS. 6A to6B.

Unlike the integrated circuits 1100 a to 1100 b of FIGS. 6A to 6B,materials and thicknesses of the first gate electrode 112 of the firsttransistor T5 and the second gate electrode 212 of the second transistorT6 may be the same.

FIGS. 8A to 8B are schematic cross-sectional views of integratedcircuits 1300 a to 1300 b including transistors, according to someembodiments.

Referring to FIGS. 8A to 8B, the integrated circuits 1300 a to 1300 bmay include the substrate S and transistors including channel layers 303in the substrate S, source electrodes 313 and drain electrodes 323respectively contacting both sides of the channel layers 303, first andsecond gate electrodes 113 and 213 on the channel layers 303, and firstand second ferroelectrics layers 123 and 223 between the channel layers303 and the first and second gate electrodes 113 and 213. Also,electrical characteristics of the first ferroelectrics layer 123 and thesecond ferroelectrics layer 223 of at least two of the transistors, forexample, a first transistor T7 and a second transistor T8, may differ.

Furthermore, the first transistor T7 may further include a firstinsulating layer 133 between the first ferroelectrics layer 123 and thechannel layer 303. Also, the second transistor T8 may further include asecond insulating layer 233 between the second ferroelectrics layer 223and the channel layer 303. Materials of the first and second insulatinglayers 133 and 233 are as described above with reference to FIGS. 6A to6B.

Also, the first transistor T7 may further include a first metal layer143 between the first ferroelectrics layer 123 and the first insulatinglayer 133. Also, the second transistor T8 may further include a secondmetal layer 243 between the second ferroelectrics layer 223 and thesecond insulating layer 233. Materials of the first metal layer 143 andthe second metal layer 243 may differ from each other and/or may havedifferent sizes. For example, in FIG. 8A the first metal layer 143 andthe second metal layer 243 may have the same size. In FIG. 8B the firstmetal layer 143 and the second metal layer 243 may have different sizes(e.g., the second metal layer 243 may be larger than the first metallayer 143).

FIGS. 9A and 9B are schematic cross-sectional views integrated circuits1400 a and 1400 b including transistors, according to some embodiments.

Referring to FIGS. 9A and 9B, the integrated circuits 1400 a and 1400 bmay include the substrate S and transistors including channel layers 304in the substrate S, source electrodes 314 and drain electrodes 324respectively contacting both sides of the channel layers 304, first andsecond gate electrodes 114 and 214 on the channel layers 304, and firstand second ferroelectrics layers 124 and 224 between the channel layers304 and the first and second gate electrodes 114 and 214. Also,electrical characteristics of the first ferroelectrics layer 124 and thesecond ferroelectrics layer 224 of at least two of the transistors, forexample, a first transistor T9 and a second transistor T10, may differ.

Furthermore, the first transistor T9 may further include a firstinsulating layer 134 between the first ferroelectrics layer 124 and thechannel layer 304. Also, the second transistor T10 may further include asecond insulating layer 234 between the second ferroelectrics layer 224and the channel layer 304. Materials of the first and second insulatinglayers 134 and 234 are as described above with reference to FIGS. 6A and6B.

Also, the first transistor T9 may further include a first metal layer144 between the first ferroelectrics layer 124 and the first insulatinglayer 134. Also, the second transistor T10 may further include a secondmetal layer 244 between the second ferroelectrics layer 224 and thesecond insulating layer 234. Materials and thicknesses of the firstmetal layer 144 and the second metal layer 244 may be the same, but arenot limed thereto.

As described above with reference to FIGS. 9A and 9B, because theelectrical characteristics of the first and second ferroelectrics layers124 and 224 are different from each other, threshold voltages of thefirst transistor T9 and the second transistor T10 may differ. In thiscase, at least one of materials and thicknesses of the first gateelectrode 114 and the second gate electrode 214 may differ from eachother. For example, in FIG. 9A the first gate electrode 114 and thesecond gate electrode 214 may have the same thickness. In FIG. 9B, thefirst gate electrode 114 and the second gate electrode 214 may havedifferent thicknesses.

FIGS. 10A and 10B are schematic cross-sectional views of integratedcircuits 1500 a and 1500 b including transistors, according to someembodiments.

Referring to FIGS. 10A and 10B, the integrated circuits 1500 a and 1500b may include the substrate S and transistors including channel layers305 in the substrate S, source electrodes 315 and drain electrodes 325respectively contacting both sides of the channel layers 305, first andsecond gate electrodes 115 and 215 on the channel layers 305, and firstand second ferroelectrics layers 125 and 225 between the channel layers305 and the first and second gate electrodes 115 and 215. Also,electrical characteristics of the first ferroelectrics layer 125 and thesecond ferroelectrics layer 225 of at least two of the transistors, forexample, a first transistor T11 and a second transistor T12, may differ.

Furthermore, the first transistor T11 may further include a first metallayer 145 between the first ferroelectrics layer 125 and the first gateelectrode 115. Also, the second transistor T12 may further include asecond metal layer 245 between the second ferroelectrics layer 225 andthe second gate electrode 215. At least one of materials and thicknessesof the first metal layer 145 and the second metal layer 245 may differfrom each other. For example, as shown in FIG. 10A, the first metallayer 145 and the second metal layer 245 may have the same size. Asshown in FIG. 10B, the first metal layer 145 and the second metal layer245 may have different sizes (e.g., the second metal layer 245 may bethicker than the first metal layer 145).

Also, first and second insulating layers 135 and 235 may be furtherformed on the first and second metal layers 145 and 245. Materials ofthe first and second insulating layers 135 and 235 are as describedabove with reference to FIGS. 6A and 6B. The first and second metallayers 145 and 245 may be spaced apart from the first and second gateelectrodes 115 and 225 by the first and second insulating layers 135 and235.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart of a method of manufacturing an integratedcircuit including transistors, according to an embodiment. FIG. 12 is aside view of an example of first and second stack structures s1 and s2manufactured while the integrated circuit is manufactured, according toan embodiment. FIGS. 13 and 14 are hysteresis curves respectivelyindicating characteristics of first and second ferroelectrics layers 10and 20.

Referring to FIG. 11, the method of manufacturing the integrated circuitincluding the transistors may include operation s101 of forming asemiconductor substrate including channel layers, source electrodes, anddrain electrodes, operation s102 of preparing stack structures in whichferroelectrics layers and gate electrodes are sequentially formed on thechannel layers, respectively, and operation s103 of performing a heattreatment on the stack structures.

In operation s101 of forming the semiconductor substrate, thesemiconductor substrate including the channel layers, the sourceelectrodes, and the drain electrodes may have the same structure as ageneral transistor.

Referring to FIG. 12, in operation s102 of preparing the stackstructures on the channel layers, the stack structures (e.g., the firststack structure s1 and the second stack structure s2) may be formed byforming gate electrodes (e.g., the first gate electrode 20 and thesecond gate electrode 40), of which any one of materials and thicknessesare different, on ferroelectrics layers (e.g., the first and secondferroelectrics layers 10 and 20) that have the same chemicalcompositions.

In operation s103 of performing the heat treatment, heat treatmentsunder the same conditions may be performed on the first stack structures1 and the second stack structure s2. For example, during the heattreatments performed on the first stack structure s1 and the secondstack structure s2, a heat temperature, a time when heat is applied, andthe like may all be identical.

Due to the above heat treatments, characteristics (e.g., volume) of thefirst gate electrode 20 and the second gate electrode 40 respectivelyincluded in the first stack structure s1 and the second stack structures2 may change. As described above, because the first gate electrode 20and the second gate electrode 40 are different from each other, thecharacteristics (e.g., the volume) of the first gate electrode 20 andthe second gate electrode 40 may be differently changed by the heattreatments. Accordingly, different stresses may be applied to the firstand second ferroelectrics layers 10 and 30 that respectively contact thefirst gate electrode 20 and the second gate electrode 40. Thus,crystalline phases, grain sizes, defect densities, etc. of the first andsecond ferroelectrics layers 10 and 30 may become different, and theelectrical characteristics of the first and second ferroelectrics layers10 and 30 become different. Accordingly, as shown in FIGS. 13 and 14,the first and second ferroelectrics layers 10 and 30 having thedifferent electrical characteristics have different hysteresis curves.

In operation s102 of preparing the stack structures, first and secondmetal layers (not shown) respectively contacting the first and secondferroelectrics layers 10 and 30 may be further formed between thechannel layer and the gate electrode. In this case, the first metallayer may contact a lower surface of the first ferroelectrics layer 10,and the second metal layer may contact a lower surface of the secondferroelectrics layer 30. Alternatively, the first metal layer maycontact an upper surface of the first ferroelectrics layer 10, and thesecond metal layer may contact an upper surface of the secondferroelectrics layer 30.

Furthermore, any one of materials and thicknesses of the first andsecond metal layers may differ. In this case, when the same heattreatment is performed on the first and second stack structures s1 ands2, different stresses are applied to the first and secondferroelectrics layers 10 and 30 respectively contacting the first andsecond metal layers. Thus, the crystalline phases, grain sizes, defectdensities, and the like of the first and second ferroelectrics layers 10and 30 become different, and the electrical characteristics of the firstand second ferroelectrics layers 10 and 30 become different.

As described, threshold voltages of the transistors respectivelyincluding the first and second ferroelectrics layers 10 and 30 havingthe different electrical characteristics may differ from each other.Power loss of the integrated circuit may decrease by manufacturing theintegrated circuit including the transistors having the differentthreshold voltages.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart of a method of manufacturing an integratedcircuit including transistors, according to another embodiment. FIG. 16is a side view of an example of first and second stack structures s3 ands4 manufactured while the integrated circuit is manufactured, accordingto an embodiment.

Referring to FIGS. 15 and 16, the method of manufacturing the integratedcircuit including the transistors may include operation s104 of forminga semiconductor substrate including channel layers, source electrodes,and drain electrodes, preparing first stack structures s3 in which firstferroelectrics layers 50 and first gate electrodes 60 are sequentiallyformed respectively on some of the channel layers, performing a firstheat treatment tp1 on the first stack structures s3, preparing secondstack structures s4 in which second ferroelectrics layers 70 and secondgate electrodes 80 are sequentially formed respectively on others of thechannel layers, and performing a second heat treatment tp2 on the secondstack structures s4.

Referring to FIG. 16, in operation s102 of FIG. 15, the stack structures(e.g., the first stack structures s3 and the second stack structures s4)may be formed by forming the gate electrodes (e.g., the first gateelectrodes 60 and the second gate electrodes 80) on the ferroelectricslayers (e.g., the first ferroelectrics layers 50 and the secondferroelectrics layers 70) having the same chemical compositions. In thiscase, characteristics, e.g., materials, thicknesses, etc., of the firstand second gate electrodes 60 and 80 may all be the same.

During the performing of the first heat treatment tp1 and the secondheat treatment tp2, temperatures of heat applied to the first stackstructures s3 and the second stack structures s4 may be different. Also,during the first heat treatment tp1 and the second heat treatment tp2,periods during which the heat is applied to the first stack structuress3 and the second stack structures s4 may be different. As described,heat treatment methods performed on the first stack structures s3 andthe second stack structures s4 may differ.

In this case, although characteristics such as materials and thicknessesof the first and second gate electrodes 60 and 80 are the same, changesin characteristics (e.g., volume) of the first heat treatment tp1 andthe second heat treatment tp2 may differ, the changes being caused bythe first heat treatment tp1 and the second heat treatment tp2.Accordingly, stresses, etc., that are applied to the first and secondferroelectrics layers 50 and 70 contacting the first and second gateelectrodes 60 and 80 may differ, and thus, crystalline phases, grainsizes, defect densities, etc. of the first and second ferroelectricslayers 50 and 70 may become different. As described, although the firstand second ferroelectrics layers 50 and 70 have the same chemicalcompositions, the electrical characteristics of the first and secondferroelectrics layers 50 and 70 may differ. Threshold voltages of thetransistors including the first and second ferroelectrics layers 50 and70 having different electrical characteristics may differ.

Consequently, by performing the first heat treatment tp1 and the secondheat treatment tp2 on the first stack structure s3 and the second stackstructure s4, an integrated circuit including transistors havingdifferent threshold voltages may be manufactured. Therefore, power lossof the integrated circuit may decrease.

The transistors included in the integrated circuit according to one ormore embodiments may have different threshold voltages due to theferroelectrics layers having different electrical characteristics.

According to the method of manufacturing the integrated circuitaccording to the one or more embodiments of the disclosure, because theelectrical characteristics of the ferroelectrics layers included in thetransistors are differently set, threshold voltages of transistors maybecome different by using a simplified method. Therefore, power loss ofthe integrated circuit including the transistors may decrease moreconveniently.

It should be understood that an integrated circuit including transistorsand a method of manufacturing the same described herein should beconsidered in a descriptive sense only and not for purposes oflimitation. Descriptions of features or aspects within each embodimentshould typically be considered as available for other similar featuresor aspects in other embodiments.

While one or more embodiments have been described with reference to thefigures, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the artthat various changes in form and details may be made therein withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope as defined by the following claims.

What is claimed is:
 1. An integrated circuit comprising: a substrate;and a plurality of transistors on the substrate, each of the pluralityof transistors including a channel layer in the substrate, a sourceelectrode and a drain electrode that respectively contact both sides ofthe channel layer, a gate electrode on the channel layer, and aferroelectrics layer between the channel layer and the gate electrode,wherein the ferroelectrics layers of at least two of the plurality oftransistors have different electrical characteristics.
 2. The integratedcircuit of claim 1, wherein the ferroelectrics layers of the at leasttwo transistors have same chemical compositions.
 3. The integratedcircuit of claim 1, wherein at least one of crystalline phases, grainsizes, and defect densities of the ferroelectrics layers of the at leasttwo transistors are different.
 4. The integrated circuit of claim 1,wherein at least one of materials and thicknesses of the gate electrodesof the at least two transistors are different.
 5. The integrated circuitof claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of transistors furtherincludes an insulating layer between the ferroelectrics layer and thechannel layer.
 6. The integrated circuit of claim 5, wherein each of theat least two transistors further includes a metal layer between theinsulating layer and the ferroelectrics layer.
 7. The integrated circuitof claim 6, wherein at least one of materials and thicknesses of the atleast two transistors are different.
 8. The integrated circuit of claim6, wherein at least one of materials and thicknesses of the metal layersof the at least two transistors are different.
 9. The integrated circuitof claim 1, wherein each of the at least two transistors furtherincludes a metal layer and an insulating layer, the metal layer isbetween the gate electrode and the ferroelectrics layer, and theinsulating layer is between the metal layer and the gate electrode. 10.The integrated circuit of claim 9, wherein at least one of materials andthicknesses of the metal layers of the at least two transistors aredifferent.
 11. A method of manufacturing an integrated circuit includinga plurality of transistors, the method comprising: forming asemiconductor substrate including a plurality of channel layers, aplurality of source electrodes, and a plurality of drain electrodes;forming a plurality of stack structures, the forming the plurality ofstack structures including forming ferroelectrics layers and gateelectrodes sequentially on the plurality of channel layers; andperforming a heat treatment on the plurality of stack structures. 12.The method of claim 11, wherein the ferroelectrics layers of theplurality of stack structures have a same chemical composition.
 13. Themethod of claim 11, wherein at least one of materials and thicknesses ofthe gate electrodes of at least two of the plurality of stack structuresare different.
 14. The method of claim 11, wherein at least two of theplurality of stack structures further include metal layers between theplurality of channel layers and the plurality of gate electrodes, andthe metal layers contact the ferroelectrics layers of the at least twoof the plurality of stack structures.
 15. The method of claim 14,wherein at least one of materials and thicknesses of the metal layers ofthe at least two stack structures are different.
 16. The method of claim11, wherein the plurality of stack structures include a first stackstructure and a second stack structure, the performing of the heattreatment includes performing a first heat treatment on the first stackstructure and performing a second heat treatment on the second stackstructure, and the first heat treatment and the second heat treatmenthave different heat temperatures, different periods, or both differentheat temperatures and different periods.
 17. An integrated circuitcomprising: a substrate; and a plurality of transistors on thesubstrate, each of the plurality of transistors including a channellayer in the substrate, a source electrode and a drain electrode thatrespectively contact both sides of the channel layer, a gate electrodeon the channel layer, and a ferroelectrics layer between the channellayer and the gate electrode, the plurality of transistors including afirst transistor and a second transistor, and the ferroelectrics layerof the first transistor being configured to have different electricalcharacteristics than the ferroelectrics layer of the second transistor.18. The integrated circuit of claim 17, wherein a chemical compositionof the ferroelectrics layer for the first transistor is the same as achemical composition of the ferroelectrics layer of the secondtransistor.
 19. The integrated circuit of claim 17, wherein the firsttransistor further includes an insulating layer, a metal layer, or boththe insulating layer and the metal layer between the gate electrode andthe channel layer of the first transistor.
 20. The integrated circuit ofclaim 19, wherein the metal layer of the first transistor is differentthan the metal layer of the second transistor in terms of a material, athickness, or both the material and the thickness.
 21. The integratedcircuit of claim 17, wherein the gate electrode of the first transistoris different than the gate electrode of the second transistor in termsof a material, a thickness, or both the material and the thickness.